‘Poshtik and paramparik kala pradarshini’ at Home Science College

Chandigarh, September 20, 2019: Government Home Science College organized an exquisite exhibition on the theme “paramparik karigari” to promote Indian heritage and Handicrafts by providing a platform to their students to showcase their creativity on a different media and further boost women artisanship. The exhibition began with lightning of the lamp by Lippi Parida, Chief Guest of the event and a renowned artist. The exhibit comprised of handcrafted beautiful pieces of traditional art with embroidery, tie and dye with dash of block printing, subtle artistic hands on dupattas to add to its beauty. The collection was also extended to elegant table mats, table napkins and handkerchiefs, vanity of block prints with amalgamation of traditional and contemporary art. The exhibition also gave a platform to promote phulkari art by exhibiting the contemporary and old sanchi phulkari inspired art works by Virsa- an NGO. A display and sale of products of home décor, key rings, earrings and storage boxes designed with quilling art and handmade cards crafted by the college students was also a part of the exhibition. Paper bags made by the students also addressed to promote the newly launched scheme of Plastic Mukt Chandigarh. The innovations and creativity of the students was worth- praising.A large number of visitors mesmerized the best and vibrant collections by the students for the upcoming festive season. The college also organized an Inter College cookery competition on Iron Rich recipes. The competition was an initiative towards making Chandigarh Anemia free. To promote the cause, large number of students from various colleges and hospitals of tricity cooked Iron rich recipes hygienically in the college laboratories and presented their delicacies innovatively thereby making them aesthetically appealing that urged a rising temptation amongst the viewers. Chirag from CIHM-42 was awarded the first prize for Spinach and Quinoa salad; Second prize was won by Chinkalpreet Kaur GGSD college, Sector-32 for her poha phirni. A general body Alumni meet and elections were also held later in the college. Lippi Parida was impressed with the diversity of creativity and talent. She highly appreciated the commendable efforts by the students and the faculty members and congratulated them for the success of the event. Furthermore, she highlighted that inter-college cookery competition organized at the college was the need of the hour to generate awareness regarding the importance of Iron rich food items which should be included in the diet of population particularly adolescent, girls and women. Prof.Sudha Katyal, Principal of the college, applauded the efforts of the students and the faculty members for the conduct of plethora of events for creativity, cultural heritage, women empowerment as well as cookery competition on iron rich diet.